Chapter 44 This grandson is a genius!
When several people heard this, they were all confused. What was going on? How could they raise the price?
"Mr. Qi, what do you mean? We didn't make any mistakes today, did we?"
"That's right, I was very good today and almost finished my homework, why did you suddenly change your mind?"
Zhu Zhi and Zhu Yunhuan expressed their dissatisfaction one after another, and the other two young princes followed suit. Only Zhu Yunhuan said nothing, staring at Qi Tai meaningfully, trying to read some clues from his face.
Zhu Yunhuan instinctively felt that there was something strange about this matter. He had just been chatting happily with Mr. Qi outside, but things turned bad when a little eunuch suddenly came.
If what he guessed was correct, this little eunuch must be a lackey sent by Zhu Yuanzhang to convey Zhu Yuanzhang's malicious intentions!
Qi Tai looked at the confused, helpless and angry eyes of several people, and felt his heart filled with guilt.
Your Majesty, if you have any dignity, you cannot let me be the bad guy, right?
Although Qi Tai felt full of guilt towards these people, he still faithfully carried out the emperor's orders.
"Zhu Zhi, your homework today is to recite the entire chapter of Gongye Chang from the Analects of Confucius."
"ah?"
"Mr. Qi, if you want me to die, just say so. How can you memorize so many words?"
Qi Tai said embarrassedly when he heard this.
"Not much. The whole Gongye Chang poem only has 869 words. I can memorize it in a short time."
"Zhu Yu, you recite the chapter on governance."
"Zhu Song, you carry the Eight Yi."
"Zhu Yunwen, you recite the entire Hundred Family Surnames."
"Zhu Yunxun, you..."
Qi Tai hesitated slightly, then gritted his teeth and said.
"The entire Thousand Character Classic!"
After Qi Tai readjusted his homework, the five people's faces changed drastically.
This is more than double the previous amount, some were three to five times more, and Zhu Yunhuan was the worst off, with his amount increasing tenfold!
"Sir, could you please be less..."
"no!"
"You guys are still the elders. Look at Zhu Yunhuan. He didn't complain that it was too much. How dare you complain?"
Zhu Yunxun rolled his eyes and couldn't help but complain in his heart.
Is it useful to have too much?
It was obvious that the old man was looking for trouble and there was no way to hide from him.
"You must study hard today. If you can't recite the book by heart before the end of the school, the Jinyiwei will punish you severely!"
Qi Tai's last sentence shocked everyone and their faces were filled with disbelief.
As soon as Zhu Zhi and the other three princes heard the word "Jinyiwei", they understood that this was their father's intention.
Only Zhu Yunwen was still crying and trying to bargain, but Qi Tai didn't dare to give him any slack.
Others received oral instructions, but this grandson received a handwritten one, which shows that His Majesty still "loves" him more!
Several people returned to their seats with bitter faces, all of them concentrating on reciting their lessons, and no longer dared to play with their friends next to them.
Zhu Yunhuan also perked up and read the Thousand Character Classic several times in its entirety, then closed his eyes and recited it silently to see how much he could remember.
He didn't know if it was because there were too many words or if his intelligence was really too low, but he found that he couldn't even memorize a few sentences.
Zhu Yunhuan tried several times and found that he was not good at studying. Just then he felt sleepy and fell asleep on the book.
When Qi Tai saw Zhu Yunhuan sleeping again, he sighed inwardly, "A rotten wood cannot be carved, and a wall of dung cannot be plastered."
Anyway, he has fulfilled his responsibilities as a teacher, and the rest depends on the students themselves.
At the beginning of the third hour, the executioners from the Imperial Guard would enter the main hall and sit under the porch of the hall waiting to beat people.
When Zhu Zhi and other princes saw these people appear, they were frightened and forgot most of the articles they had not memorized much to begin with.
Zhu Yunwen was even more miserable. His tears never stopped. He cried while reciting his lessons, which annoyed the people around him so much that they wanted to throw him out.
Only Zhu Yunhuan was very calm and kept sleeping on the table.
Erhu originally wanted to let him go, but seeing Zhu Yunhuan being so indulgent, he was so angry that he couldn't stop rubbing his hands.
He decided to teach his grandson a lesson today and let him know what "high hopes" meant!
Seeing that the time was almost up, Qi Tai immediately called Zhu Zhi's name.
When Zhu Zhi heard his name being called, he turned pale with fright. Then he stood up and recited the text haltingly, but got stuck before he had recited half of it.
Under normal circumstances, Qi Tai would definitely praise Zhu Zhi because the child had tried his best and performed very well.
However, today, with the emperor's order, he could only say sorry to Zhu Zhi in his heart.
“Unqualified!”
"Drag him away and give him twenty !"
Erhu was waiting for these words. When he heard Mr. Qi's words, he immediately called two people to drag the Fifteenth Prince to the corridor and press him to the ground to be beaten with a stick.
For a moment, there were sounds of ghosts howling in the main hall.
The other two princes became even more panicked when they heard the miserable crying. They could no longer concentrate on reading. Even what they had remembered was forgotten out of fear.
As for Zhu Yunwen, there is no need to mention him. He was so scared when he saw his fifteenth uncle being beaten so badly that he wet his pants.
"Zhu Yu!"
"Sir, why do you ask me first? Zhu Yunhuan is still sleeping, why don't you ask him!"
"He has the most words, so of course I have to ask him last!"
"I……"
Zhu Yu was left speechless by Qi Tai's words. He stammered for a long time.
"Sir, don't bother to argue. I'll just go and get the beating!"
Zhu Yu was a bachelor, so after saying this he walked to the corridor and lay on the ground waiting to be beaten.
The Jinyiwei was formed by a certain Erhu who did not want to reveal his name. Everyone in the group is full of tiger spirit and they respect tough guys the most.
The two Jinyiwei who were in charge of the execution, seeing that Zhu Yu was such a bachelor, immediately felt a sense of sympathy between heroes. They raised the board high and then dropped it gently.
Although they didn't dare to let Zhu Yu go blatantly, they could still make him suffer less.
When it was Zhu Song's turn, he tried it with a sense of luck.
Unfortunately, he recited a few words incorrectly and was still dragged out and beaten with a stick.
This frightened the princes who were watching the fun on the sidelines, and they hurriedly recited their lessons.
When it was Zhu Yunwen's turn, he really did a good job and memorized most of the Hundred Family Surnames, which consisted of several hundred words.
Even Qi Tai felt that the kid was a bit uncomfortable.
As a result, Zhu Yunwen was also dragged away by the Jinyiwei.
Now only Zhu Yunhuan was left. Qi Tai walked up to Zhu Yunhuan with interest and kicked his table leg.
"Zhu Yunxun, it's your turn to endorse!"
"Zhu Yunxun?"
"Zhu Yunxun!"
Qi Tai kept calling out for the third time, and Zhu Yunhuan finally raised his head in a daze.
"Zhu Yunhuan, if you are not sure, just lie down outside and take the punishment. I am too lazy to ask."
Qi Tai said this and turned to leave, but suddenly heard Zhu Yunhuan's unconvinced voice behind him.
"Don't worry!"
"Please let me try. If I get it wrong, I can still get beaten."
When Qi Tai heard this, he looked Zhu Yunhuan up and down, curious about where this grandson got such confidence from.
"good!"
"Then you should start from the beginning!"
"The sky and earth are dark yellow, the universe is vast and boundless. The sun and the moon wax and wane, and the stars are lined up..."
As Zhu Yunhuan recited more and more words, Qi Tai's mouth opened wider and wider.
Regardless of whether it is accurate or not, just the fluency with which he recited it is worthy of praise.
Upon seeing this, the other princes hurriedly took out the Thousand Character Classic to compare with it. They discovered that their reading speed was not as fast as their grandson's recitation speed, and they were immediately shocked by his ability.
"Wow, five hundred words already..."
"Seven hundred words..."
"Nine hundred words..."
"Oh my god, he actually memorized the Thousand Character Classic!"
Compared to the shock of the princes, Qi Tai was even more shocked.
This grandson only took a few glances at it, but he actually memorized the Thousand Character Classic of 1,000 words word for word?
Could it be that this grandson is a genius, and has been pretending to be stupid in order to protect himself all these years?
The more Qi Tai thought about it, the more he felt it was possible, and he even found the reason why Zhu Yunhuan didn't like studying.
It’s not that Zhu Yunhuan doesn’t like reading. He just doesn’t want to steal the limelight from the emperor’s eldest grandson and arouse his jealousy!
This child has to bear so much at such a young age. He is so sensible that it makes me feel distressed and makes me want to cry. Woo woo woo...
Only Zhu Yunhuan himself knew how dangerous it was today, he almost got beaten!
